Came here to say exactly this. When you're sprinting to get to market first, you can't not afford to leverage the cloud. Later on (but preferably before you IPO

Came here to say exactly this. When you're sprinting to get to market first, you can't not afford to leverage the cloud. Later on (but preferably before you IPO for billions), you should seek to migrate away from the cloud to a platform you have tighter control over.